plm event planning software (SCM), CRM, BPM, and PLM vendors will continue to consolidate and expand their functional footprint to surround ERP and peel off its users, until ERP is merely a financial, accounting, and human resources (HR) transactional system of record. To remain the market force, ERP vendors will have to establish a particular industry savvy and expand into some adjacent best-of-breed areas (e.g., as IFS moved into field service management (FSM), or as QAD has its autonomous transportation/shipping division in
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plm event planning software Many Faces of PLM Part One: Event Summary Event Summary The Product Development Managers Association (PDMA) is a professional organization dedicated to furthering the practice of product development. In October of 2003, PDMA held their annual conference with the theme The Business of Product Development People, Process & Technology Across the Life Cycle . The conference was an excellent event for professionals with a common interest in better managing commercial products to share ideas and learn from e
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SAP Enhances PDM Software (Slightly)In February SAP AG announced a web-enabled version of their product data management (PDM) software, the application that lets manufacturers collect and manage

plm event planning software SAP PDM module. SAP PLM is envisioned as an integrated business application within mySAP.com for managing the complete product life cycle of the extended supply chain, from design and production through sales and maintenance. It enables fast, reliable collaboration for product design, manufacturing, and service within an enterprise and with external trading partners. Companies will benefit by achieving greater control and accuracy over the product life cycle, bringing products to market faster, and
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plm event planning software Renders Its PLM Outline Part One: Event Summary Event Summary While its tug-of-war bid for PeopleSoft continues to capture the market''s attention (see Frantic Merger-Mania Spiced Up With Vendettas Leaves Customers Anxious ), somewhat less vocally albeit in a still thoughtful way, Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL), the largest database provider and one of the largest global providers of enterprise applications, continues to pursue its internally developed product strategy. Recently, Oracle claims to
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plm event planning software Software - A Tacit Avant-Garde? American Software - A Tacit Avant-Garde? P.J. Jakovljevic - July 24, 2000 Event Summary According to its press release on June 19, American Software announced that e-intelliprise, its fully web-based ERP solution with complete front-to-back office integration, now includes a customizable Business Intelligence Portal that provides secured role-based views of key performance indicators (KPIs). The Portal is a knowledge management system throughout the supply chain,
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plm event planning software PLM Optiva Infor PLM Optiva integrates product design functionality with program management, collaboration, and workflow capabilities. The company''s solution features a central data repository that serves as a global backbone enabling a company to capture, share, and manage product development information, and collaborate with its customers and suppliers to bring new products to market at Internet speed. Optiva is a product development software solution for the food and beverage, chemicals, consumer p
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